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Southeastern LSBDC to host emergency preparedness seminar

HAMMOND – The Louisiana Small Business Development Center (LSBDC) at Southeastern Louisiana
University and the Livingston Economic Development Council will host an event designed
to help local firms prepare for emergency events that may interrupt business.

The free seminar, "When Disaster Strikes: Emergency Preparedness for Businesses,"
will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, June 26, at the Livingston Parish Literacy
and Technology Center, 9261 Florida Blvd. in Walker.

Sandy Summers, assistant director of the Southeastern SBDC, said the survival of a
small business can mean more than weathering the economy's ups and downs or attracting
consumer interest.

"Sometimes it means recovering from disaster. That disaster can come in the form of
a fire that rips through the office or the building, a flood that soaks the business
district where your company is located, or a tornado or hurricane that batters your
city," she said. "Such calamities can leave a business miraculously unscathed, moderately
damaged but still functional, or reduced to ashes and debris. While such disasters
are thankfully infrequent, planning for the possibility is something that every small
business owner should do before the unexpected happens."

Summers said presentations in the seminar include local response updates, gauging
business readiness, creating a business continuity plan, selecting the right insurance,
data security and crisis communications.

There is no cost to attend the event; however, pre-registration is preferred. Online
registration is available at www.lsbdc.org.

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